Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-11


islature, none having as yet become law
by approval of the governor. The prin.
cipal sums asked are as follows:
Grand Forks University sos 900
Jamestown Insane Asylum
improvements ..".Sl04, 900
Support and maintenance. 150, ,OO0- 344, 900
Yankton Insane Asyum. 2O0 900
Bismarck ... $50 900
Brookings Agricultural Coege............... 10000
Vermillion University 1000
Rapid City School of observation-disclosures. $4,000
Spearfsh Normal School..". 10000
Plankinton Reform School ................. $4,000
The reform school has been located at
Plankinton for some time, but never has
an appropriation been made for its sup
port. The institutions proposed to be
established and asking for appropria-
tions are
Central Dakota University, Aberdeen."...s O., 900
Agricultural College, Fargo............... 10000
Soldiers Home, Hot Springs.............. 25, 900
Three other soldier.home bills have
been passed by the council and are now
in the house. 1t is quite evident that the
soldier-home bills will be killed, although
one may be selected and passed.
The woman-suffrage bill was killed in
the house yesterday, and will not show
its head again during the session. The
champions Of the measure were Ward of
Turner snd Moore Of Sully.
Gov. Church has now about completed
his slate of appointments, and the
Swearing train" has taken about its last
load of defeated candidates out of the
city. The latest appointments are those
of Eugene A. Dye Of Mellette to succeed
A. Sheridan Jones as superintendent Of
public instruction, and Frank A. Wilson
of Pembina as assistant. The list now
stands:
Tre,surer-John D. Benton, Fargo.
Auditor-James 4. Ward, Sioux Falls
Commissioner of fImmigration-P. F. Mcclure,
Pierre.
Superintendent Of Public Instruction. Eugene
A. Dye, Mellctte.
Assistant Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
tion-Frank A. Wilson, Pembina.
Railroad Commissomers-Abe Boynton, Len
nox; Alex. Griggs, Grand Forks; N. T. Smith,
Huron.
The boards of trustees of the various
public institutions of the territory are
made up of three democrats and two re-
publicans, showing that the unterrified
governor is determined to be democratic
or nothing. Councilman Grigsby headed
a committee of the council which re-
quested the governor to appoint three
republicans on each board, and to give
the council the naming of the same. This
he emphatically refused to do, on the
ground that lie alone would be responsible
for the management of the institutions,
and should personally appoint majority
Of good democrats on each board.
There is little row in the high circles
of the territorial militia at present, and
it may result very seriously to some o1
the high officials of rank. A bill was
prepared and introduced for the main
tenance of the militia. 1t was prepared
by some Of the officers of highest rank
and appeared upon its face to be simple
harmless bill. Upon close investigation
and careful reading, however, Gov
Church discovered that the bill virtual,
legislated into Office for four years th'
present officers of the militia, and re-
moved from the governor the power O.
discharging or reappointing during tina
time. 1t also gave the officials access tt
the treasury to the amount of $4,000
The governor is on the alert, and, if he
sees any danger of such measure pass
ing the legislature, lie will bring th'
gubernatorial guillotine into play ant
sever the heads of the republican warri
ors at the earliest practicable moment.
1.-THE Williams bill .appropriating $50,
600 for the purchase of seed wheat fo
farmers whose crops were destroyed las
year is still in the hands of the council
committee. and may not come up for fina
action until too late to have it satisfac
u4orily amended ana be passed by botl
houses.
GRallroad legislation lags, and the "soul
less corporations" think, have the bes
of it. The bills giving the railroad com
missioners power to fix maximum rate
of freight on railroads will not pass, AM
it is doubtful if anything seriously affect
ing railroads will be enacted. Tho Aiken
bill for the repeal of the law taxing rail
roads on their gross earnings will neve
pass. Aikens says the gross-earning
law Is unconstitutional but Attorney
General Engle sent an opinion to til
house to the effect that it is constitu
tloual and, as Aikens is candidate fo
Engle's place as attorney. general, the sit
uation is not devoid of humor.
The most interesting piece of legisIa
ton now before the Solons, with a. pros
pect Of passage, is the local option bill
which has passed both houses. but wa
returned to the house from the counc
with an amendment. The latter bod
now has it, and in all probability will b
unable to do anything with it during th
next few days, as strHng effort is no'
being made to kill it. The divisionist
desire to have this question submitted
q vote of the people at the same time th
question of division is submitted.
The Hughes revenue bill has passed th
. council, but there is net much hope Of
!, going through. the house. 1t is CON
!. plete revision of the revenue laws of th
territory and is u meritorious bill but
, contains over ninety pages of printe